Samia Mehrez

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Samia Mehrez
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69)
NationalityEgyptian
EducationPhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California in 1985
Occupations
  • Professor
  • literary critic
  • researcher

Samia Mehrez (Arabic:

American University in Cairo.[2]
Mehrez has played a major role in publishing articles on translation, contemporary Arab literature, post-colonial studies and various cultural topics.

Education

She received many certificates of recognition and has a number of publications and articles. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Comparative Literature, and Drama from the

American University in Cairo in 1977, and a Master's of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from the same university in 1979, as well as a PhD in comparative literature from the University of California, United States in 1985.[2]

Life

She occupied several positions, she was the President of the Center for Translation Studies at the

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Mehrez speaks five languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish.[2] She participated in numerous international conferences and workshops, including: Translation and Activism Forum at the University of Granada, Spain, Pre-Modern Performance in the Eastern Mediterranean Countries Conference, Istanbul, and the Nation and Translation Workshop at the European Academy in Berlin.[2][3][4]

Mehrez specializes in comparative English literature, drama, and modern Arab literature. She also happens to be Ibrahim Nagi's granddaughter.

Works

  • “No more Chit Chat on the Nile,” Ahram Weekly, December 13-19, 2001. (English)[7]
  • “The Day the Leader was Killed by Naguib Mahfouz,” trans. Ibrahim Fathi, Akhbar al-Adab, October 22, 1994. (Arabic)[7]
  • “De L'Or de Paris aux Mille et un ecrivains du Caire,” introduction; “Gamal Ghitani,” “Salwa Bakr,” bio-bibliographies, Belles Etrangères: Egypte (Ministère de la Culture: Paris, 1994). (French)[7]
  • “Under Egyptian Eyes,” introduction to the catalog for the collective exhibit Occidentalism, curated by Karim Francis, Cairo, May 2007.[7]
  • “What I did not Tell Edward: Homage to Edward Said,” in Al-Adab, November, 2003.[7]
  • “Three Papers for Latifa al-Zayyat,” Akbar al-Adab, 1997. (Arabic)[7]
  • “The Document of Incrimination: A Reading of the Al-Khubz al-Hafi Crisis,” in Al-Adab, November, 2002. (Arabic)[7]

Awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "سامية محرز". The Women and Memory Forum (in Arabic). 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  3. ^ "دعوات لاختيار سامية محرز كأول وزيرة للثقافة فى تاريخ مصر". اليوم السابع. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ^ "دعوات لاختيار سامية محرز كأول وزيرة للثقافة فى تاريخ مصر | الشرقية توداي" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ a b c "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
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  7. ^ a b c d e f g العربي, Arab World Books منتدى الكتاب. "Egyptian and Arab Authors and writers". www.arabworldbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.